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Returning to Zycus Horizon, Building the Case for Agentic AI in Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Horizon 2025 North America User Conference - September 22-24 (Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA) After a few years away, I am excited to share with the CPO Rising community that I…

The Missing Link in AI Success: Intelligent Integration

By John Yuva September 10, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Robert Reynolds, Co-founder and CEO for Tangible Intelligence, which creates Business as a Service offerings that solve businesses' rote and mundane work,…

Stop Talking Costs: 7 Ways CPOs Can Master the C-Suite

By John Yuva September 3, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Alun Rafique, CEO for Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its…

Happy Labor Day!

By Andrew Bartolini September 1, 2025Articles

The first Monday of September in the United States (and Canada) is a federal holiday called Labor Day. According to the US Department of Labor, “Labor Day is a creation of the labor…

State of Procurement (A Retrospective): Insights from the 2016 Agenda

By Andrew Bartolini August 29, 2025Articles, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

The role and strategic agenda of the chief procurement officer (CPO) have evolved over the past decade. In this ongoing series, we revisit what defined procurement and the CPO’s agenda…

Procurement News — August 27, 2025

By John Yuva August 27, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…

State of Procurement (A Retrospective): Insights from the 2015 Agenda

By Andrew Bartolini August 22, 2025Articles, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

The role and strategic agenda of the chief procurement officer (CPO) have evolved over the past decade. In this ongoing series, we revisit what defined procurement and the CPO’s agenda…

State of Supplier Management 2025 (Part 5): Unlocking the Next Frontier in Procurement — Supplier Innovation and Development

By John Yuva August 20, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Did you miss the recent webinar "Proactive Supplier Risk Management Requires a Solid Data Foundation, featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and William McNeill, VP,…

State of Procurement (A Retrospective): Insights from the 2014 Agenda

By Andrew Bartolini August 15, 2025Articles, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

The role and strategic agenda of the chief procurement officer (CPO) have evolved over the past decade. In this ongoing series, we revisit what defined procurement and the CPO’s agenda…

State of Supplier Management 2025 (Part 4): Modern Supplier Risk Management — Building Resilience in a Disrupted World

By John Yuva August 13, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology